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Mr. Peter G. Ratcliffe serves as the President of Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. Mr. Ratcliffe served as the Chief Executive Officer of P&O Princess Cruises International Ltd., a subsidiary of Carnival PLC from April 2003 to June 2007. He served as Carnival plc's Chief Executive Officer from January 2003 to April 2003. He joined The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) in 1973 and, after rising through the ranks of the British company, became Chief Financial ... Officer of Princess Cruises in 1986 and then chief operating officer in 1989. From April 2003 to June 2007, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of P&O Princess Cruises International comprised of Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia), Princess Cruises and Princess Tours. He served as President of Princess Cruises in 1993. Mr. Ratcliffe served as Head of P&O's cruise division and led the de- merger from P&O later that year to create an independent public company, P&O Princess Cruises plc. since 2000. He serves as Lead Independent Director of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company. He has been a Non-Executive Director of BBA Aviation plc since January 2009. He has been a Director of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company since February 2009 and served as its Lead Independent Director. He served as a Director of Carnival Corporation & PLC from October 2000 to April 17, 2013. He served as an Executive Director of Carnival plc from October 2000 to March 6, 2008. He served as a Director of Carnival Corp. from l 17, 2003 to March 6, 2008. He served as a Director of P&O Princess Cruises International Limited. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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